Fence-post



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Patented May 25,1880.

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N-PETERS; PHOTUUINOGRAPFIER. WASHINGTON D C WITNESSES v a. 594% UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW OLIMIE, OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,037, dated May 25,1880.

I Application filed April 12, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREW OLIMIE, of AnnArbor, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates, particularly, to fenceposts, but is alsoapplicable to sills or ties for or boards to the sill.

; When the invention is applied to a post the transverse branches havetheir outer ends screw-threaded for engagement with nuts or slotted forthe reception of keys, for the purpose of securing the fence-rails. Whenit is applied to a sill or tie the transverse branches may be arrangedso as to be clinched down on the top of the board or plank.

The accompanying drawingrepresents a perspective view of a fence-postembodying my improvements.

A is the concrete post, which is of any suitable size and shape. B is aniron rod running the entire length of the post A through itslongitudinal center. 0 is a branch or transverse rod, having its innerend welded or otherwise secured to the main rod, and having its outerend screw-threaded for engagement with a nut, e.

The concrete is molded around the rods B 0 so as to allow their ends toprotrude, as shown. The posts being planted in the ground like or dinaryfence-posts, the rails are secured by passing the protruding ends of thebranches 0 through holes in the ends of the rails, and fastening themwith nuts 6.

If desired, a top rail may be secured by passing the protruding end ofthe rod B through the rail and fastening it with a nut, f.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as'new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A fence-post or sill made of concrete and providedwith a longitudinal iron rodl, B, and a transverse branch or branches,G, substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

ANDREW OLIIMIE.

Witnesses E. FRED. W001), H. D. BENNETT.

